Marchers created a mesmerizing blur of brightly colored flags Friday as they walked through the streets west of downtown Los Angeles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

Participants had a common, persistent theme, calling for recognition of the deaths of about 1.2 million Armenians as a genocide. Other estimates range to 1.5 million.Many held nearly identical azure signs that thanked various countries for recognizing the Armenian genocide. President Obama has not used the word թ§Չ‚-ժ“genocideթ§Չ‚-Թ in connection with the massacres since coming to office թ§Չ‚-Չ€ and his name was greeted with boos at a ceremony before the march.

Manyթ‚Թ signs voiced forceful messages: թ§Չ‚-ժ“We Demand Justiceթ§Չ‚-Թ and թ§Չ‚-ժ“Turkey Must Pay.թ§Չ‚-Թ

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